You’re Not Going Out (Re-Upped)

A touch of soul in the short black night of punk. A glimmer of shining light in the Factory at dawn. Emerging into post-punk Manchester, the unlikely Distractions became the best dance in town, adding songs and a touch of the old to a disparate mess of a local scene. They became the perfect counter-balance to the introversion of Joy Division, the stubborn aloofness of The Fall. A most un-Mancunian ensemble, then again... maybe not. Although not one to overtly praise those he would find in his support spots, Mark E Smith warmed to the sexual frisson of their infectious simplicity. This was home grown bunch that had been quietly emerging since 1975, I have been latterly informed. But best of all, they arrived at the Band on the Wall in 1978, fully armed with an album's worth of nuggets. Pure classic gold that had yet to be discovered. Within a year, they would emerge as the most promising band in Manchester. Initially with the raw and modest You're are Not Going Out Dressed Like That EP on Tony Davidson's TJM Records, (Which included the bare bones of 'It Doesn't Bother Me', set to resurface in polished form as the band's first single for Island Records).

Classic rip of a classic debut single in all of its 12” glory in MP3 @ 320kbps

The Distractions; You’re Not Going Out Dressed Like That 12”

A1.  Doesn’t Bother Me

A2.  Nothing

B1.  Maybe It’s Love

B2.  Too Young

Further Distractions found here